Award-winning journalist Katie Couric will be returning to NBC! The former Today show host will co-host the Opening Ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Katie will be joined by NBC’s Mike Tirico in the booth at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony, set to air on Friday, February 9 [...]
Award-winning journalist Katie Couric will be returning to NBC!
The former Today show host will co-host the Opening Ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Katie will be joined by NBC’s Mike Tirico in the booth at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony, set to air on Friday, February 9 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.
“During my years at NBC, I loved covering the Olympics and showcasing the hard work, dedication and perseverance of athletes from around the world. The Opening Ceremony will be a chance for South Korea to share its culture and customs and for the international community to celebrate this unparalleled display of athletic achievement and sportsmanship. There’s nothing quite like it,” Katie said in a statement. “I’m also looking forward to working with Mike, who brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to everything he does.”.....»»

Olympic skater Adam Rippon can only spin around three times in the air instead of four, so he is of course garbage in the eyes of the 2018 PyeongChange Olympic judges and most of the world. Even though a lack of ariel dexterity kept Rippon out of contention for a men’s singles medal, he struck a chord […]
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Olympic skater Adam Rippon can only spin around three times in the air instead of four, so he is of course garbage in the eyes of the 2018 PyeongChange Olympic judges and most of the world. Even though a lack of ariel dexterity kept Rippon out of contention for a men’s singles medal, he struck a chord with audiences over the course of the first week of the Olympic games – enough so to land a correspondence gig with NBC that was supposed to last for the next week, but ended up lasting for four and a half seconds. Rippon accepted the position before realizing that he would have to disassociate from Team U.S.A. and vacate the Olympics HPVillage, which for gay athletes at the Winter Games is like last call at a sex dungeon on Fire Island. He stated to USA Today:
I am so flattered that NBC wanted me to work as a correspondent, but if I took this opportunity, I would have to leave the Olympic team and I would have to leave the (Olympic) Village. It’s so important to me, you know, I worked so hard to be on this Olympic team, and my teammates and my friends were there for me during my events, and that meant so much to me, that I really feel like I need to be there for them during their events.
People will always criticize whatever network is broadcasting the Olympics, and I really do think that NBC’s inability to gauge which sports we want to be televised (Spoiler: Women getting two feet off the ground on snowboards is not a sport, sorry not sorry) and which to leave to the twelve-people audiences at the PyeongChang games is glaring.
In addition to the actual coverage, NBC seems to be scraping the bottom of the barrel with its ragtag team of correspondents. But at least we know that if wall-eyed Shrek monster Mike Tirico can make it on TV, anybody can. Deadline also points to a slew of gaffes made by announcers so far, and basically, nabbing the widely-liked Rippon would have been a win for NBC. By accepting and then quickly dropping this offer, Rippon is telling that world that it’s better to sip hot cocoa and get intercontinental STDs in warming tents than work for NBC. And that’s a message that, as Americans, we can all get behind.
I am flattered that NBC wanted me to work as a correspondent for them here in PyeongChang. Doing this would require me to leave Team USA and move out of the Olympic Village. I don’t want to do that so I had to declined the opportunity.
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) February 19, 2018
I love being on Team USA and representing our country. My teammates were there for me during my events, and now I NEED to be there for them. I look forward to being with them, and I’m very excited for the rest of the competition. Go Team USA!!!
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) February 19, 2018
Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Megyn Kelly takes another L!
According to a Page Six source, ratings for Megyn Kelly Today's hour are down 32 percent from last year. However, the 46-year-old isn't just screwing over herself; she's screwing over the entire NBC franchise!
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The insider revealed:
"Not only are ratings plummeting [...]
Megyn Kelly takes another L!
According to a Page Six source, ratings for Megyn Kelly Today's hour are down 32 percent from last year. However, the 46-year-old isn't just screwing over herself; she's screwing over the entire NBC franchise!
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The insider revealed:
"Not only are ratings plummeting since Megyn Kelly joined the Today franchise, but the numbers show Kelly's lead-in has also affected Kathie Lee [Gifford] and Hoda Kotb's show, which follows straight afterwards... They've taken a huge hit with Megyn as their lead-in."
In fact, Kathie Lee & Hoda is down 26 percent! OUCH!
"Too many people are tuning out NBC. Hoda and Kathie Lee had been a bright spot in the mornings."
Not surprisingly, network execs are "alarmed" about the abysmal viewership, and fellow NBC stars are "concerned."
"The format for Megyn's show doesn't make sense. Her show distracts from the Today franchise."
But Miz Kelly isn't throwing in the towel just yet! According to an NBC insider:
"Megyn posted her highest ratings yet in the 'key demographic' on Monday, and she had her biggest total viewer number since the premiere... Everyone knows that ratings fluctuate at the start of a new show, and there has been nothing but support for Megyn from all of the Today show hosts. They have each taken her out to lunch — Kathie Lee just took her to lunch today."
Time is ticking, Megyn!
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine was just saved by NBC after being canceled earlier in the week by Fox and now the cast is reacting to the great news! Andy Samberg, Chelsea Peretti, Dirk Blocker, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Melissa Fumero, and Stephanie Beatriz have all taken to Twitter to celebrate the revival of their beloved [...]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine was just saved by NBC after being canceled earlier in the week by Fox and now the cast is reacting to the great news!
Andy Samberg, Chelsea Peretti, Dirk Blocker, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Melissa Fumero, and Stephanie Beatriz have all taken to Twitter to celebrate the revival of their beloved series. Read the tweets below.
The sixth season will consist of 13 episodes and we’ll likely find out soon when the season will premiere.
“Ever since we sold this show to Fox I’ve regretted letting it get away, and it’s high time it came back to its rightful home,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. “Mike Schur, Dan Goor, and Andy Samberg grew up on NBC and we’re all thrilled that one of the smartest, funniest, and best cast comedies in a long time will take its place in our comedy line-up. I speak for everyone at NBC, here’s to the Nine-Nine!”
So happy to announce: NBC IS PICKING UP BROOKLYN 99 for SEASON 6!!!
— The Lonely Island (@thelonelyisland) May 12, 2018
Thank you to everyone for the crazy outpouring of support. It means the world to us. It wouldn’t have happened without you.
— The Lonely Island (@thelonelyisland) May 12, 2018
Click inside to read the rest of the tweets…
NBC TAKIN B99 OFFA FOXES HANDSIES BBBBBSSSSSSssss pic.twitter.com/qXFr3Ic27G
— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) May 12, 2018
SQUAD YOU DID IT #BROOKLYN99 WILL BE ON NBC FOR OUR 6th SEASON!
— Stephanie Beatriz (@iamstephbeatz) May 12, 2018
#Brooklyn99 IS COMING BACK FOR SEASON 6 YOU GUYS ON NBC!!!!! You did this!! You got loud and you were heard and you saved our show!! Thank you!! Thank you to NBC!! NINE NINE!!!!! pic.twitter.com/cTycfF4FoR
— Melissa Fumero (@melissafumero) May 12, 2018
It’s NINE o’clock and the NINE NINE is now on NBC. We are so grateful for our fans. THANK YOU. You made this happen. And we’re excited about this amazing new chapter for Brooklyn Nine-Nine. ❤️👍🏻🚨
— JoeLoTruglio (@JoeLoTruglio) May 12, 2018
Thanks NBC!!!Thanks our amazing Fans!!We’re back on!!!More Brooklyn coming your way!!!#brookyln99
— Joel McKinnon Miller (@JoelMcKMiller) May 12, 2018
Just learned – NBC, baby!!!99! GOBSMACKED, and oh so excited! My wife and I will begin sufficient celebrations immediately!
— Dirk Blocker (@DirkBlocker) May 12, 2018
Hey everyone, just wanted to say no big deal but….NBC JUST PICKED #BROOKLYN99 UP FOR SEASON 6!!!Thanks in no small part to you, the best fans in the history of the world!
Nine-nine!!!!!!!!!
— Dan Goor (@djgoor) May 12, 2018.....»»

Adam Rippon is turning down NBC’s offer to become an Olympics correspondent! The 28-year-old ice skater and breakout star of the Olympics revealed his decision on Sunday night (February 18) on Twitter. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Adam Rippon “I am flattered that NBC wanted me to work as a correspondent for them [...]
Adam Rippon is turning down NBC’s offer to become an Olympics correspondent!
The 28-year-old ice skater and breakout star of the Olympics revealed his decision on Sunday night (February 18) on Twitter.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Adam Rippon
“I am flattered that NBC wanted me to work as a correspondent for them here in PyeongChang. Doing this would require me to leave Team USA and move out of the Olympic Village. I don’t want to do that so I had to declined the opportunity,” he revealed.
“I love being on Team USA and representing our country. My teammates were there for me during my events, and now I NEED to be there for them. I look forward to being with them, and I’m very excited for the rest of the competition. Go Team USA!!!”
“I actually found everything out about the offer via twitter HAHA 😂😂 2018 is wild girl,” he added.
See the tweets below!
I am flattered that NBC wanted me to work as a correspondent for them here in PyeongChang. Doing this would require me to leave Team USA and move out of the Olympic Village. I don't want to do that so I had to declined the opportunity.
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) February 19, 2018
I love being on Team USA and representing our country. My teammates were there for me during my events, and now I NEED to be there for them. I look forward to being with them, and I’m very excited for the rest of the competition. Go Team USA!!!
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) February 19, 2018
I actually found everything out about the offer via twitter HAHA 😂😂 2018 is wild girl
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U.S. President and TV ratings guru Donald Trump paid a personal call to Roseanne Barr to congratulate her on the success of the Roseanne revival.
Despite many refusing to watch the sitcom because the title character supports Trump (much like the actress who plays her), the premiere episode exceeded expectations by raking in a whopping 18.2 [...]
U.S. President and TV ratings guru Donald Trump paid a personal call to Roseanne Barr to congratulate her on the success of the Roseanne revival.
Despite many refusing to watch the sitcom because the title character supports Trump (much like the actress who plays her), the premiere episode exceeded expectations by raking in a whopping 18.2 million viewers!
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And because we all know Trump loves two things -- ‘yuge TV ratings and ‘yuge TV ratings because of him -- it doesn't come as a shock that POTUS personally congratulated the comedienne on her network TV success.
In an interview with GMA on Thursday, the actress said receiving a call from Trump was "pretty exciting," noting the conversation was mostly about television and the "huge" ratings. She dished:
"I've known him for many years and he's done a lot of nice things for me over the years. He really understands ratings and how they measure things."
It's a shame that wisdom still hasn't translated to presidential ratings. But hey, you can't teach an old cheeto new tricks.
While a large chuck of potential viewers straight up refused to watch the revival because of its star's political beliefs, Barr believes the premiere resonated with the many Americans who are now living in a politically divided household. She continued:
"The idea that people can agree to disagree is kind of missing from everything. That's what we need to do as a country, is figure out what we don't like, talk to each other and discuss how we're going to get it changed or fixed. I really hope it opens up civil conversation between people instead of just mudslinging."
A nice sentiment, but we think most of America would rather stay divided than be united by Roseanne.
Watch her interview (below).
"We may not have it all together, but together we have it all." @RoseanneOnABC sets record ratings as the Conners come roaring back to primetime, and we speak LIVE to @therealroseanne about her phone call with the President and the return of the show: pic.twitter.com/CEBMfnnBAx
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 29, 2018
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Adam Rippon isn't the only one bringing the funny to PyeongChang.
Leslie Jones has officially arrived for the Winter Olympics — and she's ready to commentate on behalf of NBC (and on her personal Twitter!) for all of us to enjoy!
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The Saturday Night Live comedian is [...]
Adam Rippon isn't the only one bringing the funny to PyeongChang.
Leslie Jones has officially arrived for the Winter Olympics -- and she's ready to commentate on behalf of NBC (and on her personal Twitter!) for all of us to enjoy!
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The Saturday Night Live comedian is off to a good start as she's already documented her arrival to South Korea. Watch (below)!!
On our way!!! SLAY ALL DAY!! @NBCOlympics @TeamUSA @Olympics pic.twitter.com/da1FzgI4gW
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) February 15, 2018
The driver is having a ball lol. Go Andy Williams!! We on our way to the Olympics y’all!! Flight was long but good. Now I’m a 5 hour ride to location!! @NBCOlympics @TeamUSA @olympics pic.twitter.com/qJh1AEcotx
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) February 16, 2018
We here!! @NBCOlympics @TeamUSA @Olympics pic.twitter.com/csFQ2ACuD1
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) February 16, 2018
This what happens when you lose your wig in Pyeongchang2018!!! The fun is just starting!! We gonna have so much fun!!! @NBCOlympics @Olympics @TeamUSA @BMcStyle_ pic.twitter.com/kPMsVF4hl0
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) February 16, 2018
Let the games begin!!
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Matt Lauer has been fired from his job at NBC’s Today show for “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” NBC News’s Andy Lack revealed the news in a letter to staff, and the news was confirmed by the Today show’s Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb on air. NBC also added that this is the “first [...]
Matt Lauer has been fired from his job at NBC’s Today show for “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.”
NBC News’s Andy Lack revealed the news in a letter to staff, and the news was confirmed by the Today show’s Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb on air.
NBC also added that this is the “first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he’s been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.”
Savannah and Hoda said they had just learned the news this morning.
“This is a sad morning at ‘Today’ and NBC News,” Savannah said. “As I’m sure you can understand, we are devastated. I’m heartbroken for Matt. He is my dear, dear colleague.”
Lauer, 59, was named as an anchor at the Today show back in January of 1997.
Matt Lauer has been terminated from NBC News. On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment. pic.twitter.com/1A3UAZpvPb
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) November 29, 2017
Click inside to read the letter detailing Matt Lauer’s firing…
Letter confirming Matt Lauer’s firing….
Dear Colleagues,
On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer. It represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company’s standards. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment. While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he’s been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.
Our highest priority is to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected, and to ensure that any actions that run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender.
We are deeply saddened by this turn of events. But we will face it together as a news organization – and do it in as transparent a manner as we can. To that end, Noah and I will be meeting with as many of you as possible throughout the day today to answer your questions.
Andy.....»»

Shaun White’s gold medal win in the men’s snowboarding halfpipe event of the 2018 Winter Olympics helped the Games set a new high in the Nielsen ratings. From 10 p.m-10:15 p.m., which included White’s win and pairs figure skating, NBC and NBC Sports coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics delivered a 19.6 rating in metered market […].....»»

Former NBC anchor Linda Vester says she was sexually harassed by Tom Brokaw, says a Variety report published on Thursday.
According to the female journalist — who left NBC in 1999 and began anchoring her own Fox News show through 2006 — the former NBC Nightly News anchor allegedly tried to kiss her on two separate [...]
Former NBC anchor Linda Vester says she was sexually harassed by Tom Brokaw, says a Variety report published on Thursday.
According to the female journalist -- who left NBC in 1999 and began anchoring her own Fox News show through 2006 -- the former NBC Nightly News anchor allegedly tried to kiss her on two separate occasions, groped her in an NBC conference room, and showed up to her hotel room uninvited.
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Vester -- who was 28 at the time of the alleged incident -- didn't report Brokaw to the police or NBC human resources because she feared it would tarnish her career.
In regards to the alleged assault in the NBC conference room, Vester recalls:
"We were in the Denver bureau, and there was a conference room. I'm standing there, and Tom Brokaw enters through the door and grabs me from behind and proceeds to tickle me up and down my waist... Nobody acted like anything wrong was happening, but I was humiliated. I didn't know Brokaw other than to say hello in the hall. He was the most powerful man at the network, and I was the most junior person, reporting for an entirely different show. It was really out of the blue."
During the first week of January in 1994, Brokaw allegedly showed up to her New York City hotel room. When the two sat on a sofa:
"He grabbed me behind my neck and tried to force me to kiss him. I was shocked to feel the amount of force and his full strength on me. I could smell alcohol on his breath, but he was totally sober. He spoke clearly. He was in control of his faculties. I broke away and stood up and said, 'Tom, I do not want to do this with you.'... He sat there for what felt like minutes and he finally said, 'I guess I should go.' I said, 'Yeah.' And he got up and tried to kiss me again on the way out as he left."'
When she moved to London in 1995, she had another alleged encounter with Brokaw, who was there to cover Nightly News. When he "invited himself" to her flat:
"In the same exact way as in 1994, he reached behind my neck and tried to force my head toward him and force me to kiss him. I broke away again. I said, 'You need to go.' And incredibly, he said, 'Can you walk me to a taxi?' I thought, 'You just tried to assault me, but you expect me to walk you to a taxi?"'
In response, Brokaw released the following statement through an NBC News spokesman:
"I met with Linda Vester on two occasions, both at her request, 23 years ago because she wanted advice with respect to her career at NBC. The meetings were brief, cordial and appropriate, and despite Linda's allegations, I made no romantic overtures towards her at that time or any other."
WATCH Linda tell her story (below):
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The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games are officially kicking off tomorrow, February 9th and we have all the details on when you can tune in for the opening ceremonies. The Olympics will run until February 25th from South Korea and will be broadcast on NBC. Just before the Opening Ceremonies kick off, legendary figure skater [...]
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games are officially kicking off tomorrow, February 9th and we have all the details on when you can tune in for the opening ceremonies.
The Olympics will run until February 25th from South Korea and will be broadcast on NBC.
Just before the Opening Ceremonies kick off, legendary figure skater Yuna Kim will be the final athlete and will complete the ceremonial torch relay.
Here’s how you can tune into the event:
Start Time: The opening ceremony takes place live on Friday, February 9 @ 6 AM PT. If you don’t want to wake up that early, you’ll be able to watch it at a normal hour too — 8-11 PM ET/PT on NBC.
Watch on TV: Head to NBC, the official network for the Olympics.
Watch Online: You can also livestream the opening ceremony and all the events from NBCOlympics.com.
If you missed them, check out the full schedule on our sister site,.....»»

Tom Brokaw is defending his name.
As you surely know, the celebrated journalist has recently been accused of sexual misconduct by a former NBC News colleague Linda Vester. For an in depth interview with Variety, the 52-year-old industry vet alleged that the former NBC Nightly News anchor tried to kiss her on two separate occasions, groped [...]
Tom Brokaw is defending his name.
As you surely know, the celebrated journalist has recently been accused of sexual misconduct by a former NBC News colleague Linda Vester. For an in depth interview with Variety, the 52-year-old industry vet alleged that the former NBC Nightly News anchor tried to kiss her on two separate occasions, groped her in an NBC conference room, and showed up to her hotel room uninvited.
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Since these are particularly troubling claims, especially in the current Me Too/Time's Up era, the 78-year-old legend has since penned a scathing letter rebutting Vester's allegations. The missive, which was sent to a handful of NBC News peers and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, started off with:
"It is 4:00 am on the first day of my new life as an accused predator in the universe of American journalism. I was ambushed and then perp walked across the pages of The Washington Post and Variety as an avatar of male misogyny, taken to the guillotine and stripped of any honor and achievement I had earned in more than a half century of journalism and citizenship.
I am angry, hurt and unmoored from what I thought would be the final passage of my life and career, a mix of written and broadcast journalism, philanthropy and participation in environmental and social causes that have always given extra meaning to my life."
And this is just the opening paragraph! The longtime newsman continued:
"Instead I am facing a long list of grievances from a former colleague who left NBC News angry that she had failed in her pursuit of stardom. She has unleashed a torrent of unsubstantiated criticism and attacks on me more than twenty years after I opened the door for her and a new job at Fox news."
Tom went on to BLAST The Washington Post and Variety for giving Linda "a free hand to try to destroy all that [he's] achieved with [his] family, [his] NBC career, [his] writing and [his] citizenship." Brokaw also defended that his family "are stunned and supportive" of him amid this scandal and his "NBC colleagues are bewildered by the claims."
Regarding the specifics of Linda's accusation, Tom acknowledged that he did meet with Vester on a couple occasions, but was only ever professional during the meet-ups. In regards to the Linda he knew, he called her "an eager beginner," "filled with office gossip," and "coy."
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On their informal meeting at a New York hotel, Tom relayed:
"I should not have gone but I emphatically did not verbally and physically attack her and suggest an affair in language right out of pulp fiction."
He further added that he only ever remembers kissing Linda goodbye on the cheek.
Per Tom, Linda vocalized being distressed about an affair rumor as she was very Catholic. Still, at another time, the two meet up to discuss career opportunities. In fact, Brokaw says he recommended her to Roger Ailes for Fox after she found limited success at NBC. He snapped:
"I am not a perfect person. I've made mistakes, personally and professionally. But as I write this at dawn on the morning after a drive by [sic] shooting by Vester, the Washington Post and Variety, I am stunned by the free ride given a woman with a grudge against NBC News, no distinctive credentials or issue passions while at FOX."
Tom went on to accuse Linda of jumping on the Me Too bandwagon for attention, as she could've addressed whatever grievances she had with him directly, rather than be "a character assassin." Tom concluded his note:
"I deeply resent the pain and anger she inflicted on my wife, daughters and granddaughters - all women of considerable success and passion about women's rights which they personify in their daily lives and professions. We'll go on as a family that pursues social justice in medical emergency rooms, corporate offices, social therapy, African women's empowerment and journalism. And no one woman's assault can take that away.
I am proud of who I am as a husband, father, grandfather, journalist and citizen. Vester, the Washington Post and Variety cannot diminish that. But in this one woman piece of sensational claims they are trying."
Oof. Clearly, Tom is shaken up -- but is that because he's innocent or guilty??
Be sure to let us know YOUR thoughts in the comments (below)!
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